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Ignatius Ruzbarsky
MANVILLE Ignatius "Iggy" Ruzbarsky died May 30 at Somerset Medical Center in Somerville. He was 45. Born in Somerville, he was the son of the late Ignatius Sr. and Patricia Ruzbarsky. He was a lifelong resident of Manville. He was a graduate of Manville High School and a member of the Wrestling Team. Mr.…
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Dispatches: Challenge goes down to wire
Race for Democratic mayoral nomination a close call, while GOP finds itself a candidate. Hank Kalet Talk about drama. The race for the Democratic nomination for South Brunswick mayor came down to a couple of election districts Tuesday. As our reporter, Joseph Harvie, reports this week, even the victorious incumbent, Mayor Frank Gambatese, was unsure…
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Expanded village farmers market back for summer
The Sunday farmers market will be held from June 11 to Oct. 22. By:Lea Kahn Staff Writer Buoyed by its success last season, the Lawrenceville Farmers Market is expanding its offerings when it opens Sunday morning for the 2006 season. The market is located in the parking lot next to the Lawrenceville Fuel Co. on…
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Building a better world, student by student
For Deborah Glace-Wnek, the most important thing was connecting her students with the world at large. By: Marisa Maldonado Deborah Glace-Wnek has spent much of her 35-year career teaching in the open space section of Monmouth Junction School, where classrooms are not separated by walls and doors. The structure has enabled her to work better…
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Life Center grads: ‘Dream big’
School graduates 31 students By: Cara Latham FLORENCE High school graduates are the future. But how can they continue this world’s progress if they don’t visualize big things? Salutatorian James Bussiere raised this question to his fellow graduates at Life Center Academy’s graduation ceremony June 2. During the ceremony, as James spoke to the…
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Legion season gets underway
By: Rich Fisher After a year in which it finished second in the District 4 tournament, qualified for the state tournament and survived some off-season controversy, South Brunswick Post 401’s American Legion baseball team comes into the season with high hopes once again. Drawing mainly from Central Jersey Group IV finalist South Brunswick High and…
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Grand Slam
Local man’s book details his hatred for baseball’s Yankees. By: Joseph Harvie Gene Hutmaker, of Monmouth Junction, grew up hating Major League Baseball’s New York Yankees. He said the hatred began in 1953. "I was 8 years old and the Yankees were coming off winning five World Series," Mr. Hutmaker said Monday. "It was the…
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MHS scores on state test jump nearly 18 percent
Principal says new curriculum, collaboration helped juniors surpass district’s expectations. By: Donna Lukiw Scores for Manville High School juniors in this year’s mandated High School Proficiency Assessment (HSPA) test jumped nearly 18 percent, according to school officials. Not only did the students achieve the necessary proficiency goals in language arts and mathematics but they are…
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O’Connor set for another big shot
ATHLETE OF THE WEEK By: Rudy Brandl Taryn O’Connor is becoming a regular at the NJSIAA Meet of Champions. The Hillsborough High junior earned her fourth straight trip to the state’s most prestigious track and field meet combining the winter indoor and spring outdoor seasons with last Friday’s performance at the State Group…
